Senior Software Engineer, Product

Huxley; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Huxley is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Product in San Francisco, hybrid. You will help build and scale the platform used to search, analyze, and visualize complex data. The role requires strong backend, API, and data-management skills and offers ownership from day one.

Join a well-funded, early-stage team and contribute to architectural decisions while delivering impactful features like search, analytics, visualization, and reporting tools.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend engineering and API development experience.
• Experience building and maintaining production-facing software products.
• Strong knowledge of databases, data-intensive applications, and system design.
• Ability to work across the stack, from backend services to user-facing applications.
• Experience making architectural decisions and driving technical initiatives.
• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the company's core platform and data systems.
• Develop APIs and backend services that support customer-facing applications.
• Create product features including search, analytics, visualization, and reporting tools.
• Build and enhance interactive mapping and data exploration capabilities.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Partner closely with leadership to define and prioritize new features.
• Contribute to technical architecture and engineering best practices.

Skills

4+ years experience

Backend engineering

API development

Production software

Databases & design

Full-stack capability

System architecture

Startup communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Product

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed software company building data and AI products powered by large-scale scientific datasets. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Product to help build and scale the platform used to search, analyze, and visualize complex data.

Key Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong backend engineering and API development experience
• Experience building and maintaining production-facing software products
• Strong knowledge of databases, data-intensive applications, and system design
• Ability to work across the stack, from backend services to user-facing applications
• Experience making architectural decisions and driving technical initiatives
• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a startup environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

What You'll Be Doing

• Build and maintain the company's core platform and data systems
• Develop APIs and backend services that support customer-facing applications
• Create product features including search, analytics, visualization, and reporting tools
• Build and enhance interactive mapping and data exploration capabilities
• Improve system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Partner closely with leadership to define and prioritize new features
• Contribute to technical architecture and engineering best practices

Nice to Have

• Experience with geospatial or mapping technologies
• Experience building AI or machine learning-powered products
• Experience with search, indexing, or information retrieval systems
• Background working with scientific, engineering, or data-heavy applications
• Startup experience

Why Join?

• Join a well-funded, early-stage company with significant growth potential
• Work directly with leadership and influence product direction
• Solve challenging problems involving large-scale data, search, visualization, and AI
• Take on meaningful ownership and responsibility from day one
• Competitive compensation package with a base salary of $135,000-$150,000, plus equity and benefits

EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

In addition to base pay, direct-hire employees may be eligible for client offered benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, and paid leave where required by applicable law. Eligibility may vary based on factors such as location and hire date and is subject to change.

To find out more about Huxley, please visit www.huxley.com